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Household of James Russell (born 1836, Lanarkshire)

1881 England, Wales & Scotland Census in Gorbals, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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The 1881 Census reveals a detailed snapshot of households in England, Wales and Scotland. The census was taken on April 3rd and the total population was recorded as 29,707,207.

James Russell and 10 other people are on this record

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In the 1881 Census, the household of James Russell, born in 1836 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, consisted of 11 members. James was the head of the household, married to Margaret Russell, born in 1841 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland. They had 7 children; James (born 1860 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Agnes (born 1865 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), John (born 1871 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Maggie (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), Fred (born 1874 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland), David (born 1876 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and George (born 1879 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).
During the period, also present in the household were James's Father-In-Law, John (born 1804 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland) and James's Brother-In-Law, John (born 1850 in Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland).


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James Russell's household

Male

James

Russell

Head
Female

Margaret

Russell

Wife
Male

James

Russell

Son
Female

Agnes

Russell

Daughter
Male

John

Russell

Son
Female

Maggie

Russell

Daughter
Male

Fred

Russell

Son
Male

David

Russell

Son
Male

George

Russell

Son
Male

John

Watson

Father-In-Law
Male

John

Watson

Brother-In-Law
First name(s) James
Last name Russell
Relationship Head
Marital status Married
Age 45
Birth year 1836
Birth place Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Household members (11 people)

First name(s)

Last name

Relationship

Marital status

Age

Birth year

Birth place

Full record

James

Russell

Head

Married

45

1836

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Margaret

Russell

Wife

Married

40

1841

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

James

Russell

Son

Unmarried

21

1860

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Agnes

Russell

Daughter

-

16

1865

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Russell

Son

-

10

1871

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Maggie

Russell

Daughter

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

Fred

Russell

Son

-

7

1874

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

David

Russell

Son

-

5

1876

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

George

Russell

Son

-

2

1879

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Father-In-Law

Widower

77

1804

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

John

Watson

Brother-In-Law

Unmarried

31

1850

Glasgow, Lanarkshire, Scotland

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